Friday, May 16, 2008

Live Broadcasting of the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) Annual Convention May 16 - 18, 2008


The FCB convention will be streamed live on ACB Radio World this weekend.


  • On Friday May 15, 2008 at 1:30 P.M Eastern time we will stream the annual FCB legislative session. This will go until 2:45 P.M Eastern. Then we will stream the awards dinner at 6:30 P.M to 8:00 P.M eastern.

  • On Saturday we will stream the following:

    • 8:45 A.M to 10:00 A.M eastern we will be streaming the transportation pannel.

    • 10:15 A.M to 11:15 A.M we will be streaming the library users forum.

    • 11:20 A.M to 12:20 P.M we will be streaming the advocacy workshop.

    • 1:30 P.M to 3:00 P.M eastern we will be streaming the annual town hall meeting with the division of blind services.

    • 7:00 P.M to 11:00 P.M we will be streaming the banquet and concert.


  • On Sunday from 8:30 A.M to 12:00 P.M we will be streaming the FCB business meeting.


All these times are in eastern time. We will have to allow for any meeting that may run slightly over, so streaming may begin early to ensure the best possible broadcast.

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 14 - GoldWave Enhancements, Handy Address Book and Our Panel of Experts

Hello Everyone, 
 
Coming up on this week's Main Menu, our first hour is prerecorded and our second hour is live!  During the first hour, Rick Harmon tells us all about what is new in GoldWave 5.22 and the available updated JAWS scripts for that sound editing software.  Darrell Shandrow demonstrates the accessible Handy Address Book from Beiley Software.
 
In the second hour, it's all wide open forum with our panel of experts: Darrell Shandrow, Jeff Bishop, Rick Harmon, Cory Martin and Kevin Jones.  Feel free to contact us using e-mail, MSN (Windows Live) Messenger or by phone with your burning technology questions from a blindness perspective.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:        
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.   
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org        
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.        
 
Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:        
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.        
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:        
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 7 - J-Say Pro 6.1, J-Tunes 3.2 and Say-Magic from T&T Consultancy

Hello Everyone,
 
Coming up on this week's Main Menu, we have a two hour recorded presentation from T&T Consultancy.  They will be giving Main Menu an exclusive first preview of the many new features within the upcoming release of J-Say Pro version 6.1.  While in many cases J-Say provides the ability to control a computer by voice, people who can use JAWS with the keyboard will also find the demonstration contains some innovative and exciting new ways in which a computer can be used in this release. The J-Say segment will form most of the presentation as there are so many new features to explain and demonstrate. They will also focus upon Say-MAGic, which is a product soon to be released enabling low vision users to work with the computer using the human voice. Finally, J-Tunes version 3.2 will be demonstrated, linking JAWS for Windows together with iTunes.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:       
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.   
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org       
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.       
 
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Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.       
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:       
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Congressional testimony to be carried live on ACB Radio World

Today May 1, Sergeant Major Jesse Acosta will testify on behalf of the
American Council of the Blind (ACB) in front of the
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the House Committee
on Energy and Commerce regarding the 21st Century Telecommunications and
Video Accessibility Act.

ACB Radio will be carrying this event live on ACB Radio World from
approximately 13:30 UTC, 09:30am Eastern, 06:30am Pacific today Thursday 1
May.

To listen to the stream, visit http://www.acbradio.org/world or click the
following link: http://radio.acb.org:8000/world.m3u

Your feedback on this broadcast would be very much appreciated, and we
apologize for the short notice.

Chrissie Cochrane
Managing Director
ACB Radio

Where your Listening is our Business

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 30 - Apple Macintosh Update with Darcy and Holly

Hello Everyone,      
 
Coming up on a one hour live show, we hear from AccessWatch about the latest JAWS 9.0 update, then Darcy and Holly bring us up to date on the latest happenings with the Apple Mac platform. If time permits, we may also open the phones for discussion of all technology related topics from a blindness perspective.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:      
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.   
You may email your questions to:
mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is:
mainmenu@acbradio.org      
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main
Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.      
 
Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:      
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.      
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:      
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

The Relationship Connection, Daring to march to a different drum!

Can you remember a time when people around you assumed you were like
them, or to behave in a certain way, and yet you knew that what they
expected wasn't really who you knew yourself to be?

Perhaps this is also a question.
the world says we are blind, incapable, poor, unable, limited, and
whatever else they say. Do you accept that? Do you sit back and let
that be true? Is it true? Or do you find the courage to stand up and
say first, "no, I am not that." I am far more than you see or
understand. Let me tell you who I am!"

What is it like to find the courage to dare to be more, perhaps
different than what the world says? What is it like to find the words
to make a statement so challenging to most of the world? Do you do it?
Have you ever done it? Can you imagine the courage it takes?

And what if, being who you really are would mean changing every
relationship, every assumption others would have about you in order to
bring such a change about?

Hi Everyone,

Sorry to be this late with what's on tonight's show. I just got in from
being in school all day. But tonight, we have our own chrissie
Cochrane. Many of you know herwearing several hats with ACB Radio. She
is a friend to many,.
tonight she is willing to share her own personal story Some of you may
have heard it before. I hope, even if you have, that you will come back
and tune in for what may be an even deeper perspective.

Call in, skype, messenger, email.
Skype: debbie_hazelton
888 476-4616, 407 413-9336
messenger: healinghands4u@bellsouth.net
email: dhazelton@acbradio.org

It's ACB Radio Mainstream
http://www.acbradio.org/mainstream
2:00 UUTC. That's Saturday, beginning at 10:00 EDT Friday in the US,
7:00 Pacific, replaying every 3 hours throughout the broadcast day.

Hope to see you there!


All the best!
Debbie Hazelton:
helping people feel better, one person at a time!

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 23 - Talkr.com, GW Micro SenseView and Ultracane Demo

Hello Everyone,     
 
Coming up this week on a one hour prerecorded Main Menu, we hear from Jamie Pauls with AccessWatch all about Talkr.com, then we play two final CSUN 2008 presentations: GW Micro's SenseView and one more demonstration of the UltraCane.  Stay tuned for new live content in upcoming weeks of Main Menu.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:     
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.   
You may email your questions to:
mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is:
mainmenu@acbradio.org     
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main
Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.     
 
Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:     
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.     
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:     
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 15 - LevelStar, ITEX, Bookshare.org and Ultracane

Hello Everyone,    
 
Coming up this week on a one hour prerecorded Main Menu, we hear from LevelStar, ITEX, Bookshare and Ultracane.  This concludes our 2008 CSUN coverage.  We thank Marlaina for her efforts this year.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:    
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.   
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org    
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.    
 
Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:    
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.    
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:    
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Blind Congressional Candidate on the next Marlaina Program

"I'm a concerned citizen running for office, and I want to hear from you! We
in New Jersey's 5th Congressional district need to work together to bring
about real change and a return to common sense."

Now, those words may not seem much different from what we are hearing around
the United States these days during this year of fascinating politics. So,
why do I quote them? Because the person who speaks them is totally blind.

On the next Marlaina, meet Dr. Dennis Shulman, a psychologist and ordained
rabbi from New jersey who is running for a seat in the Congress of the
United States of America.

Dennis Shulman, renowned author, educator, and clinical psychologist, has
dedicated his life to serving all segments of the community.
Blind since childhood, he has overcome significant obstacles to earn an Ivy
League diploma and rise to the top of his profession - and become an
ordained rabbi.
Dr. Shulman is running for Congress in New Jersey's Fifth Congressional
District because he believes fundamental change is needed in Washington.
"I am running for Congress not as a career politician, but as a concerned
citizen,"
says Shulman. "I believe that Congress could use more candor and more people
with diverse life experiences. We keep sending career politicians to
Washington and what do we have to show for it? A big mess. It may very well
take a blind man to show Congress the light."
Dennis has spent his entire life confronting challenges - and surmounting
them. Growing up working class and losing his sight at a young age, some
predicted that Dennis would never graduate high school. During high school,
Dennis worked in a toy factory to help his family pay the bills. However,
neither he nor his parents accepted that anything would keep him from
achieving the American Dream, and Dennis' success in high school led to
acceptance to college.
He graduated from Brandeis in the class of 1972 Magna cum Laude and Phi Beta
Kappa.
That same year Dennis' volunteer activities on behalf of the developmentally
disabled earned him a Special White House Commendation for Outstanding
Humanitarian Service and The David Aranow Award for Outstanding Achievement
in Social Welfare.
Dennis next moved to Harvard University to begin work toward a Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology and Public Practice. Just two years into the program
Dennis won a Training Fellowship from the National Institute for Mental
Health and married his college sweetheart, medical student Pam Tropper. He
also began what has become an extended series of teaching positions,
professional publications, postdoctoral studies and speaking engagements.
Graduating from Harvard, Dennis began his career as a clinical psychologist
and as an educator, including more than a decade at Fordham. In 1997, Dennis
founded the National Training Program in Contemporary Psychoanalysis at The
National Institute for the Psychotherapies, which he continues to serve.
In 2003, Dennis was ordained as a Rabbi. That same year he published his
book, The Genius of Genesis: A Psychoanalyst and Rabbi Examines the First
Book of the Bible.
In addition to continuing to treat patients in his psychological practice,
Dr. Shulman currently serves as the Associate Rabbi of Chavurah Beth Shalom,
a synagogue in Alpine.
Dr. Shulman has lived in New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District for more
than 25 years. He has been married to his wife, Pam, an obstetrician, for 33
years. They are proud parents of two adult daughters, Holly and Julie.

I have known Dennis since 1968, when we spent a summer together at the
Carroll Rehabilitation Center just outside Boston in a summer youth program.
some of you got to know Dennis through his speech at ACB's recent
legislative conference. On the next Marlaina, Dennis will spend time with
us, and will respond to your questions and comments. Believe me when I tell
you, Dennis is a vibrant, warm and caring person whose perspective on life
is like a breath of spring air.

The Marlaina show is heard on ACB Radio Mainstream.
It all starts on Sunday night at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific, which is Monday
morning at 1 Universal. The program will replay for 24 hours, and of course,
is available via podcast from the ACB Radio replay page. As always, we'll
take your calls at our toll-free number, 866 666 7926.

Please save this message and either click the link below, or paste it into
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As always, thank you so much for your continued support of my ACB Radio
work!

Marlaina

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Sunday, April 06, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 9 - CSUN 2008 Discussion and Dolphin Product Updates

Hello Everyone,   
 
Coming up this week on a two hour Main Menu Live, we bring you discussion and product updates from the recently completed CSUN 2008 assistive technology conference.  In the first hour, Jamal Mazrui, Mika Pyyhkala and Pratik Patel join us to discuss their impressions and takeaways from CSUN 2008.  In the second hour, Dave Williams updates us all on the latest from Dolphin on Hal, Supernova and the rest of the company's product line.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:   
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.   
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org   
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.   
 
Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:   
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.   
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:   
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of April 2 - GW Micro BrailleSense and Independent Shopping

Hello Everyone,  
 
This week on a two hour prerecorded Main Menu, we bring you the first two items from the recently concluded CSUN 2008 conference provided by Marlaina.  First, GW Micro demonstrates the new features in the updated BrailleSense note taker.  Second, a research team from Arizona State University tells us all about an independent shopping project.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:  
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.  
 
You may email your questions to:
mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is:
mainmenu@acbradio.org  
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.  
 
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Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:  
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.  
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:  
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of March 19 - AT&T Wireless Accessibility

Hello Everyone,
 
This week on a one hour Main Menu Live, we hear from Susan Mazrui with AT&T Wireless all about the company's accessibility initiatives for delivering screen readers and smartphones into the hands of blind and visually impaired customers.
 
Here is how to participate in the show:
 
The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
 
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The
MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the
topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users.
 
Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu
Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of March 5 - Reading Machines Seminar

Hello Everyone,
 
This week, we bring to you two hours of new prerecorded content while our roving correspondents are busily working away at the CSUN conference to bring you additional exciting announcements and reports in the very near future. The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired presented a Reading Machines Seminar discussing electronic devices that give the blind and visually impaired access to print documents by means of magnification or Optical Character Recognition. We bring this program to you, which was first broadcast live on ACB Radio World.
 
Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the
topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
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Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:
 
 
Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 Eastern, 5:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.
 
Follow this link to listen to the show:
 
 
Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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Friday, March 07, 2008

Reading Machines Seminar Broadcast Live on ACB Radio World

Reading Machines Seminar
March 7, 2008,  
Panel Presentations: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, PST
 
Please join us at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, for the fourth in our series of technology workshops, to discuss electronic devices that give the blind and visually impaired access to print documents by means of magnification or Optical Character Recognition.
 
Are you tired of waiting for days to have your mail read?  Would you like to be able to read books and magazines by yourself without having to rely on someone to produce them in an accessible format?  If so, it may be time for you to get a reading machine.
 
The Reading Machines Seminar will be broadcast live on ACB Radio World at 21:00 UTC, Friday, March 7.  You are invited to listen by following this link:
 

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Sunday, March 02, 2008

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of March 5th - Window-Eyes Scripting and Cane Travel

This week on Main Menu, during the first hour we hear from Doug Geoffray and
Aaron Smith from GW Micro all about the exciting new upcoming Window-Eyes
version 7.0. This release offers many new features, most notably its new
scripting capabilities. Doug and Aaron come on to Main Menu and discuss
with all of you all of this new exciting technology. In addition, we will
have a very special announcement about some future presentations on Main
Menu for those that are interested in learning scripting. Come find out
more about this exciting new release and get your questions answered.

In the second hour we will not be live and will be presenting a review of
the Ultracane.

Here is how to participate in the show:

The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.

You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The
MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org

Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the
topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:

main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com

Come join an already lively group of users.

Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu
Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:

Main Menu - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu
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Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 Eastern, 5:00 Pacific,
and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream
channel.

Follow this link to listen to the show:

http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8

Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

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